# dialogue

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/ · frequency rank #4,367

## Definitions
1. A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
2. In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.
3. A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.
4. Nonstandard form of dialog (“dialog box”).

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dialog, from Old French dialoge (French dialogue), from Late Latin dialogus, from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos, “conversation, discourse”), from διά (diá, “through, inter”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, discourse”), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “to converse”), from διά (diá) + λέγειν (légein, “to speak”), equivalent to dia- (“between”) + -logue. Also analyzable as di- (“two”) + -alogue.

## Easily confused with
- **dialogues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dialogue-vs-dialogues)
- **dialog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dialog-vs-dialogue)

## Common misspellings (10)
`dailogue`, `ddialogue`, `dialgoue`, `diallogue`, `dialogeu`, `dialoggue`, `dialouge`, `diaolgue`, `dilaogue`, `idalogue`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dialogue